Long Glide by Poems

Medieval Poems



Wulf and Eadwacer
(Old English circa 990 AD)
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

My people pursue him like crippled prey.
They'll rip him apart if he approaches their pack.
We are so different!

Wulf's on one island; I'm on...

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I have many times before,
Tried to walk away from this poetry of mine,
But as usual ended up in a state of deplore.
Alas, this life of abhor has grown into an addicted entwine.

My life as a...

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I have many times before,
Tried to walk away from this poetry of mine,
But as usual ended up in a state of deplore.
Alas, this life of abhor has grown into an addicted entwine.

My life as a...

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Written: January 25, 2024
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Amidst this idiocy of guess and hear, 
a dulcet note I caught is quite clear.
An epiphany is...

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I know you have witnessed her beauty, you have been enraptured by her presence there, although no one knows what her reasons are or do they seem to care
Every day you can find her there...

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Written: July 10, 2023
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In the realm of stars, where dreams bear flight,
A moment of tranquility, bathed in celestial light.
When night kisses the cease of the day,
A realm of peace emerges, where troubles sway.

As twilight weaves...

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I have many times before,
Tried to walk away from this poetry of mine,
But as usual ended up in a state of deplore.
Alas, this life of abhor has grown into an addicted entwine.

My life as a...

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To watch the dark, and twinkling skies,
Brings joy and love, to my curious eyes.
To think of where we are today,
It sends my interested mind away.

To a place where thoughts and dreams come true,
To a place...

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[Honey you are my day, the light in my eyes.
I wake with you within me.
It is no surprise.
For you have been there throughout my sleep.
And in all my dreams.
You chase away the nightmares 
And give...

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rain WHISPERS dreams … 
              a dawn full of expectations, joys, blessings 
         ...

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Written: April 24, 2025, for Contest sponsored by: Mystic Rose Rose

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Once upon a magical evening an enchanted fairy I happened to see 
dressed in...

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I look down from clouds, in a plane I sit,
And I stare at cotton, which is softly lit.
A warm glow oozes through, on the comforting hills,
With reds and yellows, my eyes it fills.

The clouds begin,...

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Head down
The old woman sews 
A dress
Nimble fingers 
Marking each stitch
The whirring of machines
Whirling and whirling
Round and round
Threading memories
Of another time
Reminding her
Of a night
Long ago
When she was afraid 
To speak to a boy 
Sitting next...

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Magical Scene

There was a rustling in the woods 
Under the arbutus tree canopy,
As I climbed up the lichen covered rocks 
Above the shimmering ocean,
Late afternoon sun streaming down.

I turned to see a doe watching me
With...

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Let us dine on sugar-spun moonlight: 
an exquisite treat that
Fills our bellies and sticks to our teeth,
The nostalgic taste of White Rabbit candy,
Creamily sweet, wrapped in rice paper.
We shall be weightless, infinite, 
Childish for once....

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We went on the Norfolk Broads
In September of 2019
Before we'd ever heard of Covid
With the globe as it's scene.

It was the first time I'd seen a kingfisher! 
It sparkled like a gem!
It zipped along the...

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In the vast deserts life struggles
clinging on by their toe nails
short scrubby plants poke out
a hot haven for scorpions

See the marks in the red sand
of where a snake slithered by
side winding its way over
the baking...

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Within Sweet Dreams Her Lover Resides


Within sweet dreams her lover resides
surrounded by flowers on all sides
Wind blows to soothe her poetic heart
as each night's loving dreams start

Dreaming shadow realm brings her love
angelic prince from heaven...

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The mountain trail is beckoning on this bright winter’s day, 
The snow packed hard by the many hikers’ boots, 
Glistening under the sunny blue sky.
Man’s best friend racing to and fro,
A wide grin upon her...

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Earth whispers
I hear her
I am here to receive 
Nuances of flight and discovery
My senses warm with anticipation

Fragments of hope and desire
Pain and loss
Arrive on moonbeams of broken glass
Shattered dreams sing
Delivering silky threads 
Glistening with seedlings...

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underneath 
             the rare 
   glimmer 
              of...

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Hands reached out and grabbed my heels as
I walked this once bloody field. They were
just everyday hands, miners, carpenters, the
hands of the butchers boy, the bank clerk, 
the sordid hands of the local Johnny no...

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A hot summer sun
and clear unblemished sky
reflected upon the idle tranquil
water surface of a sparkling river
as the glorious day gently and slowly goes  by
Passing tall flourishing sprawling
trees with their rustic burnaged leaves
gently swaying in...

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Memories silently glide by behind like little ghosts
Memories become passive figurines playing with my hands like a toy
I find myself sometimes inside the guise of a boy

And I find myself a while engulfed in all...

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Your inner colors,  make your life more active, passionate, and zestful. By Poet

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